plate
nouns
(baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
"he ruled that the runner failed to touch home"
a sheet of metal or wood or glass or plastic
is a type of (narrower)
a flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width
a full-page illustration (usually on slick paper)
is a type of (narrower)
a visual representation (a picture or diagram) that is used make some subject more pleasing or easier to understand
dish on which food is served or from which food is eaten
a rigid layer of the Earth's crust that is believed to drift slowly
the thin under portion of the forequarter
a main course served on a plate
"a vegetable plate"; "the blue plate special"
any flat platelike body structure or part
is a type of (narrower)
a particular complex anatomical part of a living thing
"he has good bone structure"
the positively charged electrode in a vacuum tube
is a part of
electronic device consisting of a system of electrodes arranged in an evacuated glass or metal envelope
is a type of (narrower)
a positively charged electrode by which electrons leave an electrical device
a flat sheet of metal or glass on which a photographic image can be recorded
structural member consisting of a horizontal beam that provides bearing and anchorage
is a part of
a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts
"the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
is a type of (narrower)
support that is a constituent part of any structure or building
a shallow receptacle for collection in church
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
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